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Chairman of gopac. thank you for being with us, both of you. it sounds, antwoine, like they have -- they definitely have bipartisan agreement in the senate to try to get this budget passed. what do you think the prospects are in the house? >> the house, as you know, a totally different animal. keep in mind the devil is always in the details when it comes to these large proposals. whether its immigration or budget. the one thing the speaker did not commit to is a bipartisan vote. his reaction to ...

Issues will be a process that is fair to all sides. the bill i move to, which will not have underlying immigration text, will have an amendment process that will ensure a level playing field at the outset. the amendment process will be fair to all sides, allowing the sides to alternate proposals for consideration and for votes. while i obviously cannot guarantee any outcome, let alone super majority support, i can ensure the process is fair to all sides, and that is what i intend to do. >> madam...

Underlying immigration text, will have an amendment process that will ensure a level playing field at the outset. the amendment process will be fair to all sides, allowing the sides to alternate proposals for consideration and for votes. while i obviously cannot guarantee any outcome let alone super majority support, i can ensure the process is fair to all sides and that is what i intend to do. >> sandra: that was senator mitch mcconnell speaking on capitol hill just moments ago. chuck schumer i...

Saying they want to read everything in the bill. >> it is never a dull moment for the two of you. thanks very much for making this clear. this is all just happening in the last couple of hours. and you have made it make sense to us both. for both of -- you have made it make sense to us. garrett haake and kelly odonnell, thank you. one key item left out of the senate leaders budget deal as they were talking about is protection -- permanent protection for the dreamers. their fate is in limbo. he...

The bill i moved to, which will not have underlying immigration text, will have an amendment process that will ensure a level playing field at the outset. the amendment process will be fair to all sides, allowing the sides to alternate proposals for consideration, and for votes. while i obviously cannot guarantee any outcome let alone super majority support, i can ensure the process is fair to all sides, and that is what i intend to do. madam president? >> the democratic leader. >> first let m...

American peoples agenda. >> from what youre hearing is, the latest thinking on capitol hill that you will find in the next 16 days a way for legalizing the d.r.e.a.m.ers who are here permanently? >> think we will and if we dont, that means what the leader said is hes going to put a bill on the floor. if the bill goes on the floor of the united states senate obviously and theres an amendment process and what likely happens is whatever can get 60 votes passes the senate, but again, you dont have a...

Take a look at what mitch mcconnell is promising. hes saying that, yes, they will take up legislation to address daca. there should be a level playing field on the immigration debate. and he is promising a fair amendment process. now, that may result in some sort of a piece of legislation leaving the senate with bipartisan support. but there are no promises once that bill leaves here and heads over to the other side of the capitol and the house takes it up. already some of the hard-liners as it ...

The whole wall. ainsley: is that just a rumor? why wouldnt the president say okay, lets do that. steve: heres the thing the president didnt want just the wall. he wanted to end chain migration and do something about the visa lottery system. he said, you know what? thats not a deal i can do. i said i wanted these three or four parts. i want them all. not just wall. so ultimately the with the won, too. brian: there was a difference between appropriation and okay have the wall like we did five year...

Dealing with daca. the process will be neutral and fair to all sides. >> let me be clear, this immigration debate will have a level playing field at the outset, and an amendment process that is fair to all sides. >> melissa: lets bring in republican senator bill cassidy of louisiana, a member of the finance committee. thank you for joining us. do you believe those words that you heard? that is quite a difference from what weve seen from washington lately. it would be nice to think that everybody...

Us if were not going to be part of the multilateral trade agreements, theyll negotiate bilateral trade agreements. were not seeing evidence of that sounds like the administration is headed on trade. were concerned about the -- the idea of withdrawing from nafta. that would be a big mistake for american businesses. >> meanwhile, senator, i want to go back to the press conference. i got a sense from the issue, whatever immigration tax theyre considering right now, theyre a long way from resolving ...